Folding Hand Fan 🪭
🪭 (U+1FAAD) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Folding Hand Fan is part of the Symbols family (block: Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The character depicts FOLDING HAND FAN. In messages, it can symbolize cooling off, staying calm, or a casual accessory during warm moments. It can also stand for a cultural scene or a stroll at a festival where such fans are common. Use it to show relief from heat in a quick meme-style way, or to suggest a light, stylish gesture in fashion chats. It can mark a topic about travel or outdoor events where shade or airflow matters. Applications in UI include icons for weather alerts, event prompts, or product settings where a breeze or fan is relevant. Regardless of platform, note that appearance varies across platforms, and ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning for accessibility and clarity.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FAAD in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1FAAD - General Category:
So - Age:
15.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F AA AD - UTF-16:
D83E DEAD - UTF-32:
0001FAAD - HTML dec:
🪭 - HTML hex:
🪭 - JS escape:
\u{1FAAD} - Python \N{}:
\N{FOLDING HAND FAN} - Python \U:
\U0001FAAD - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%AA%AD - CSS escape:
\1FAAD
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1FAAD or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🪭 (hex) or 🪭 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.